Slow compile when using @apply

Problem

I've been experiencing slow compile times when using the @apply rule in my CSS. Here's an example: `.HomePage main .plan h3 { @apply .content-none .absolute .block .border-solid }` Despite having a powerful machine, as the CSS grows, the compile time goes up. It's now gotten to a point where even when running a watcher on save it is over 1.5s. Enough to slow down my workflow. I'm only looking at 100+ lines of CSS (for components). Are there any reasons why it might be slow? Thanks! EDIT: I've determined that it is being caused by the size of the tailwind config JS file. The resulting CSS file being generated is ~500 KB. I've stripped out some colours, but I've added items too e.g. margins and padding. If I have to remove them to get a usable compile time, doesn't that kinda defeat the point of the framework? I want to have many utilities available to me. I think the solution is too structure the build process so that the tailwind config isn't recompiled every time. However, I wonder if this presents a problem with using @apply?